Little Rat, Big Hole

Little Rat, Big Hole
Date 2084-10-29 GM LHOG Location Redmond, Avondale Status Threat Level: High
Factions Involved
ShadowHaven
Bunny Hop Bloodletter Panda

Summary

A concerned pair of orks haven't heard from their pal Little Rat in awhile. A team is requested to find him.

Background

The Barrens are a dangerous place - missing persons are usually cause for concern. And while the troll that's gone missing should be able to fend for himself, that he's been gone for half a day without word is concerning.

The Meet

In a crummy bar in Redmond, the team met up with the Johnson - and quickly extracted some details in spite of their terrible social talents. Little Rat is a big troll, who's come into some money lately and spent a lot of time at the Triple Tetragon, a bar known for playing home to mages. There they were looking for someone that Johnson called Black Cheese - but whom Bloodletter correctly guessed was probably actually named "Black Chizu." Sudden money and mage contact is naturally suspicious, so the team began their investigation there.

The Plan

While Bloodletter and Panda went to the bar at the Triple Tetragon, Bunny Hop got to work looking into the host. She was quickly able to find that the host itself was fairly clean - but with the help of the muscle sitting at the bar, she narrowed down which commlink belonged to Black Chizu. A bit of hacking later, the team was in possession of the info on where Little Rat last went - and just in time, too, because the bartender booted Bloodletter and Panda out moments later with a hearty, "Buy a drink, talk to your fixer, or get lost!"

The Run

The location Little Rat was investigating is apparently a hole in the ground that once served as a drug lab - but instead of doing any drug making, for the last decade it's mostly been a flashpoint for various gang wars. The territory above it shifts constantly. Today, when Bunny Hop sends a fly spy down to investigate, she finds that the hole is playing host to one injured Little Rat and a half a dozen vampires.

When the fly spy gets spotted, Bloodletter charges in - with Panda sneaking in behind her as the hostiles are distracted. One, two, three of the goons are cut down, while the tall elf standing behind them (who isn't even holding a gun) catches a bullet from Panda. Surprise works in the runners' favor, and they quickly cut down the remainder.

On the matrix side, Bun briefly tangles with an enemy 'decker' - who flees when the goons they're covering for are mopped up.

Aftermath

A naturally overjoyed Johnson reunites with Little Rat - who pitches in to pay the runners for their work that day.

Rewards

Rewards for "Little Rat, Big Hole" (High, 15 RVP)

12,000 (6 RVP)

7 Karma (7 RVP)

4 CDP (1 RVP + Base)

1 Street Cred for pulling a fixer's favorite Little Rat out of a jam and patching him up (1 RVP)

Game Quotes

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Player After Action Reports (AARs)

Bloodletter

I won't say there's no honor among infected, but honor among runners is way higher up. Couldn't help but feel for Rat getting in over his head. My supports this time were pretty nice people, BHop was charming and knew her stuff, and I think could actually get along with Panda. Good ol' misfit camaraderie. I provided moral support and a big goddamn axe when things went hot. Putting down the bloodsuckers was all business. Couldn't tell you why they were there, but it wasn't our job to find out. Just glad we got our guy out before he started getting parts of his soul bit off.

Bunny Hop

"Was it so hard to find this one, Anhe~? Plenty of meshed legwork, I didn't have to march through the fragging woods,and it was a pretty feel good run too. Didn't mind the others, either, and I can't argue against results when it comes to chopping down opfor like that. Haven't really seen them around the Haven though. I guess they're probably just quiet? That one guy sounded like he didn't know English that well anyway... What do you mean 'Where's the narrative?' We rescued a green runner from some vamp goons, does it need to be more complicated than that? Just call it a one-shot, story nerd."

Panda

"That was good. Good pay, good feeling. It was real good and clean for something ending in so many blood; Bloodletter was a butcher with big axe. Chop-chop, no more vampires! Normal girl was good too. Real whizbang with computers. I don't know how we would have found Ratboy without her, but the troll definitely wouldn't have been found alive if on my own. I'd work with them again, but I got work harder to keep up. Only took three shots. Two in combat."